7. “Take it out,” he ordered, and the man bent down and picked it up.
8. The king of Syria was at war with Israel. He consulted his officers and chose a place to set up his camp.
9. But Elisha sent word to the king of Israel, warning him not to go near that place, because the Syrians were waiting in ambush there.
10. So the king of Israel warned the people who lived in that place, and they were on guard. This happened several times.